Month: August 2017

My entry into marketing was in 1980, when I wrote and marketed a book about airline careers by placing small ads in the back of various publications.   I learned the principles of direct-response marketing…

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Superman was rendered weak and ineffective in the presence of Kryptonite.

You and I also have our versions of Kryptonite that come in the form of limiting beliefs.

My mentor as a youth, Bill Wilks, used to tell me, “Billy Cates. If you ever hit a problem or get stuck, the first place to look is at your beliefs. What do you believe to be true that may be holding you back from seeing or acting on what’s possible.”

Another term we might use here is “blind spots.” We all have them, but we don’t always know it. That’s why they call the BLIND SPOTS!

My friend Willie likes to say, “It hard to see the picture when you’re in the frame.”

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